Comedy show preview: Schneider does homework before taking the stage

7:38 PM,
Feb. 12, 2014

Comedian Rob Schneider will perform a stand-up comedy show Feb. 15 at the Grand Sierra Resort.

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It's an unfortunate truth that difficult and often tragic situations make for the best humor. It's one of the main reasons that actor Rob Schneider got back into stand-up comedy after a nearly 20-year hiatus from the stage.

"Good comedy comes from hard times," Schneider said in a 2012 phone interview with Best Bets from his home in Los Angeles. "It's sad but it's true."

Most people know Schneider from his regular gig on "Saturday Night Live" from 1990 to 1994 and the slew of television and movie projects in which he's since appeared. ...